Cuihua Liu

Associate Professor

College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University

3 Taicheng Road,

Yangling, Shaanxi Province, 712100, China

Tel..: 86-18706831984;

Email: liuch@nwafu.edu.cn

liucuihua86@126.com

Education:

l 2008-2014: Ph.D candidate (successive postgraduate and doctoral programs of study). Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, P.R. China.

l 201307-201312: Visiting scholar. Dr. David R. Gang Lab, Institute of Biological Chemistry, Washington State Universtity, Pullman, USA.

l 2004-2008: Bachelor of Agriculture. Horticulture, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, P.R. China.P.R.

Working experience:

l Jan., 2019--Present: Associate Professor of fruit tree science, Northwest A&F University

l Jul., 2014--Dec. 2018: Lecturer of fruit tree science of fruit tree science, Northwest A&F University

Funding:

l Molecular mechanisms of transcriptional regulation of ester aroma biosynthesis by MdMYBR9 in apple, the National Natural Science Foundation of China [grant number 32072530];

l Heritability and QTL loci of fruit aroma compounds in the progeny of a ‘Honeycrisp’ × ‘Qinguan’ apple (Malus × domestica) cross, the National Natural Science Foundation of China [grant number 31501724];

l Apple postharvest technology research and development for commercial processing and efficient cold chain logistics, the Key S&T Special Projects of Shaanxi Province, China [grant number 2020zdzx03-05-01];

l Chemotaxonomic Study of the Genetic Origin of Diol-Aromas in Apple, China Postdoctoral Science Foundation [grant numbers 2015M580881];

l Diol-aromas biosynthesis: isolation, functional characterization, and regulation by hormones, China Postdoctoral Science Foundation [grant numbers 2016T90952];

l Establishment of pomegranate fruit maturity index system and study on the optimum harvesting time, the Shaanxi Provincial Science and Technology Research and Development Project Fund [grant number 2016NY-154]

Publications:

·Liu C. He M, Xu J* (2021) Integrative analysis of terpenoid profiles and hormones from leaves of red-flesh citrus mutants and their wild types. Hortic Plant J (Accept)

·Liu C, Zhang Z, Dang Z, Xu J*, Ren X*. (2021) New insights on phenolic compound metabolism in pomegranate fruit during storage. Sci Hortic (Accept)

· Liu C, Zhu S, Xu J*. (2021) Changes of volatile and bitter compounds in fruit of Liangping pummelo under two modes of orchard management. Journal of Huazhong Agricultural University (In Chinese, Accept)

·Yan D^#, Shi J^#, Ren X, Tao Y, Ma F, Li R, Liu X, Liu C*. (2020) Insights into the aroma profiles and characteristic aroma of ‘Honeycrisp’ apple ( Malus × domestica ). Food Chem 327: 127074 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.127074

·Ge M^#, Zhang L^#, Ai J, Ji R, He L*, Liu C*. (2020) Effect of heat shock and potassium sorbate treatments on gray mold and postharvest quality of ‘XuXiang’ kiwifruit. Food Chem 324: 126891.

·Liu C, Liu X, Tian X, Zhang J, Zhang Z, Shi J, Xu J*, Ren X*. (2020) Determination of volatile profiles inside fruit storage facilities using MonoTrap^TM monolithic silica adsorbent and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. Hortic Plant J https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hpj.2020.12.003

·Liu C, He M, Wang Z, Xu J*. (2019) Integrative analysis of terpenoid profiles and hormones from fruits of red-flesh citrus mutants and their wild types. Molecules 24(19): 3456.

·Zhang H^#, Liu C^#, Yao J, Deng C, Xu J* et al. (2019)  Citrus mangshanensis  pollen confers a xenia effect on linalool oxide accumulation in pummelo fruit by enhancing the expression of a cytochrome P450 78A7 gene  CitLO1.  J Agric Food Chem 67 (34): 9468-9476. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.9b03158

· Jiang Y^#, Liu C^#, Yan D, Wen X, Ren X* et al. (2017) MdHB1 down-regulation activates anthocyanin biosynthesis in the white-fleshed apple cultivar ‘Granny Smith’. J Exp Bot 68(5):1055-1069

· Li W^#, Liu, C^#, He M, Li J, Xu J* et al. (2017) Largely different contents of terpenoids in beef red-flesh tangerine and its wild type. BMC Plant Biol 17: 36. http://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-017-0988-4

· Zhang H, XieY, Liu C, Chen S, Xu J* et al. (2017) Comprehensive comparative analysis of volatile compounds in citrus fruits of different species. Food Chem 230: 316-326.

· Liu C^#, Yan F^#, Gao H, He M, Xu J* et al. (2015) Features in citrus terpenoids production as revealed by carotenoids, limonoids and aroma profiles of two pummelos with different flesh colors. J Sci Food Agric 95: 111–119.

·Liu C, Jiang D, Cheng Y, DengX, Xu J*, et al. (2013) Chemotaxonomic study of  Citrus ,  Poncirus  and  Fortunella  genotypes base on peel oil volatile compounds—Deciphering the genetic origin of Mangshanyegan ( Citrus nobilis  Lauriro). PlosOne 8(3): e58411. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0058411.

·Liu C, Zhang H, Dai Z, Liu X, Xu J* et al. (2012) Volatile chemical and carotenoid profiles in watermelons [ Citrullus vulgaris  (Thunb.) Schrad (Cucurbitaceae)] with different flesh colors. Food Sci Biotechnol 21: 531-541.

·Liu C, Cheng Y, Zhang H, Deng X, Xu J*, et al. (2012) Volatile constituents of wild citrus Mangshanyegan ( Citrus nobilis  Lauriro) peel oil. J Agric Food Chem 60: 2617-2628.